{"id":10143,"date":"2026-05-19T09:17:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10143"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:18:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:18:42","slug":"aging-through-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?p=10143","title":{"rendered":"Aging Through Space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-sticky is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained wp-container-1 is-position-sticky\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-sticky\">This project centers around the concept of evolution through time, inspired from the transformation parallels of how clay becomes pottery, grapes become wine and people evolve through experience while keeping traces of who they are. Drawing from the histories of Kavakl\u0131dere and pottery, this idea of making origins visible is embodied in the vertical circulation coworking with a kavak tree: a living element that grows upwards while remaining grounded, as well as aging materials like copper. The spaces are grouped according to their privacy and the staircase moves to each group one by one through half floors, as if they are stages we pass in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Author:<\/strong> Asl\u0131 \u00d6yk\u00fc U\u00e7ar<br><strong>Studio:<\/strong> ARCH 201 Fall 2025<strong><br>Instructor(s):<\/strong> Segah Sak<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?cat=232\" rel=\"tag\">2025<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?cat=14\" rel=\"tag\">ARCH201<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arch.bilkent.edu.tr\/?cat=11\" rel=\"tag\">Studio Works<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a 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